Gloucester City

Gloucester City is a city in Camden County, New Jersey. The area was first settled by the Dutch during the 1620s, when they built Fort Nassau to trade beaver pelts with the local Susquehannock and Lenape Native Americans. From 1638 to 1655, the region was under the control of New Sweden, and, in 1651, Peter Stuyvesant abandoned Fort Nassau, as the main trade routes were on the west side of the Delaware River. Gloucester City was incorporated on 25 February 1868, and it was named for the city of Gloucester in England. In 2016, Gloucester City had a population of 11,339 people.